In
the only upstate New York play, Emmylou
Harris, Shawn Colvin, and Patty Griffin
a will arrive in Ithaca for one-night
of intimate music and storytelling akin
to last years wall-to-wall sellout with
Lyle Lovett and John Hiatt. During last
year’s innaugural run of the “Three
Girls” Tour, the songwriters all
shared the stage together and traded songs
for several hours. This is a once in a
lifetime opportunity to see three of the
greatest songwriters of our time share
the stage together.
Each of these artists could fill the theatre
on their own, but in the spirit of musical
sharing and the fun they have together,
they have chosen to play smaller theatres
and present an extremely intimate offering.
In case you are unfamiliar… here’s
some information about each of them:
EMMYLOU HARRIS
Twelve-time Grammy award winner Emmylou
Harris has been hailed as a major figure
in several of America’s most important
musical movements of the past three decades.
Harris’ contributions to country-rock,
the bluegrass revival, folk music, and
the Americana movement are widely lauded,
and in recent years she also has carved
out a sound that is uniquely her own.
A steadfast supporter of roots music and
a skilled interpreter of compelling songs,
she also has been associated with a diverse
array of admiring collaborators. Her 1995
Wrecking Ball was a watershed album for
her, combining several world-music elements
with acoustic instruments, driving percussion,
and a folk/roots flavor. The new style
would evolve on a number of Harris’
subsequent releases, including 1998’s
Spyboy, 1999’s Western Wall (a collaboration
with Linda Ronstadt), and 2000’s
Red Dirt Girl, which was praised as a
showcase for Emmylou Harris’s songwriting
talent.
SHAWN COLVIN
Shawn Colvin is one of the bright spots
of the so-called “new folk movement”
that began in the late ’80s. And
though she grew out of the somewhat limited
“woman with a guitar” school,
she has managed to keep the form fresh
with a diverse approach, avoiding the
clichéd sentiments and all-too-often
formulaic arrangements that have plagued
the genre. In less than a decade of recording,
Colvin has emerged as a songcraftsman
with plenty of pop smarts, which has earned
her a broad and loyal following. In an
era when female singer-songwriters have
been ever-more ubiquitous, Shawn Colvin
stands out as a singular and enduring
talent. The three-time Grammy winner has
released eight albums to date, including
the platinum A Few Small Repairs which
featured the hit song “Sunny Came
Home.”
PATTY GRIFFIN
Patty Griffin’s new album Children
Running Through (ATO) continues the remarkable
creative evolution that’s quietly
established Griffin as a vital and singular
musical force. It also belies her persistent
sensitive-singer-songwriter image—a
limiting perception that fails to fully
convey the emotional depth and breadth
of her songwriting or the emotive power
of her fluid, soulful singing. Folk and
rock singer Patty Griffin burst onto the
national music scene in 1996 with her
stark, emotional acoustic CDLiving with
Ghosts. The album introduced a singer-songwriter
of uncommon power. John Scheinman writing
in the Fairfax Journal said, “Here’s
this woman from Old Town, Maine …
making the kind of record only Bob Dylan
gets to make anymore…. [But] Griffin
doesn’t need a band to fill the
spaces because the songs come out of her
gut with a conviction that’s more
than enough.”
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Three
Girls
featuring: Emmylou Harris,
Patti Griffin, & Shawn Colvin
Mon. Feb. 9, 2009
8pm
| TICKET
PRICES |
Reserved
seating:
$51/$41 plus theatre restoration fee.
A limited amount of Gold Circle seating
will be available for $68.00 plus theatre
restoration fee.
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Visit the Artists' Sites:
www.emmylou.net
www.shawncolvin.com
www.pattygriffin.com
More info:
www.dansmallspresents.com
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